IndyCar Saturday Iowa Winner Scott McLaughlin has said he will think of himself as an IndyCar driver when he wins an oval race. Well, that’s behind him now. His win in Iowa was dominant and important for the Penske Racing Team. Until this weekend, the most dominant Penske driver on ovals was Josef Newgarden who’s…
IndyCar Driver Conor Daly in for an injured Jack Harvey, who tried to race Saturday night before retiring with neck and back pain. Daly was in the Honda powered No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing car for Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway. He was given time before the race to run on the track…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. In the midst of all the dark headlines and dark times I chose to get lost a bit on Sunday. So, I turned right onto the Freak Nation’s Highway 1, our third show and a man who’s been a friend since that night:…
NASCAR Chicago Winner Alex Bowman was very candid about what his plans were after his victory Sunday evening. He plans on celebrating with a vintage bottle of bourbon he received as a gift two years ago. Bowman also had some choice words for critics who said he didn’t deserve the Cup ride at Hendrick Motorsport…
IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Pato O’Ward took over the lead late in the race while race leader Alex Palou was in the pits. O’Ward then held off Palou through the final laps to get his first “real” win of the season. His other victory came at St. Pete where he was awarded the win when the…
IndyCar Drivers Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel were less than enthusiastic about the IndyCar series introducing new hybrid powerplants halfway through the 2024 season. Both drivers were concerned their teams, Rahal Letterman Lanigan and Arrow McLaren didn’t get a lot of time testing the new systems beforehand. Some of their development was still going on…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. More evidence today that maybe I’ve been doing this too long. I was thrilled to see seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton win Sunday for his ninth time at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was an important win for all of…
IndyCar Laguna Seca Winner Alex Palou came into The Freak Nation Sunday night a couple hours after his win at Weathertech Raceway. Palou won the 2021 and 2023 IndyCar championships as well as the $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Raceway outside Palm Springs. Palou is now a two-time winner on the permanent road course…
This November, 2005 Flashback with NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart was a lot of fun with a driver who’s become a longtime Friend of the Freaks. This was before Stewart put his name on a NASCAR team. In fact, The Freaks talked with Tony as he was just getting started in the ownership world when he…
This 2006 Flashback with Kenny & Brandon Bernstein. The six-time NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein has two in Top Fuel and four consecutive in Funny Car. Bernstein holds the unique distinction of being the first and only race team owner to have collected wins in each of America’s three major motorsports series: NHRA, NASCAR and CART.…
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